Sunflower State FC
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Full name | Sunflower State Football Club |
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Founded | January 23, 2017 January 10, 2022 , as Sunflower State FC | , as Ozark FC
Stadium | Blue Valley Northwest High School (Outdoor) Soccer Nation KC (Indoor) Overland Park, Kansas |
Owners | Joey Lipoff Andrew Lentell Salvatore Sesti Charles Salazar Nick McDonald |
Head Coach | Nick McDonald |
League | NPSL MASL 3 |
2019 | Heartland: 4th |
Website | Club website |
Sunflower State FC is a semi-professional soccer team based in Overland Park, Kansas that competes in the National Premier Soccer League as a member of the Heartland Conference and in the Major Arena Soccer League 3 as a member of the Midwest Division. The club was founded in Northwest Arkansas as Ozark FC in 2017, before merging with Sunflower State FC and moving to the Kansas City, Kansas area in 2022. The team colors are yellow, black, and white.
History[]
Sunflower State FC was founded as Ozark FC on January 23, 2017, as a National Premier Soccer League expansion team joining the newly formed Heartland Conference.[1][2]
In the 2017 NPSL season Ozark finished with a 2-8-0 record and last in their conference, missing the playoffs. Home games were played at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
Ownership interest of Ozark FC transitioned to an ownership group led by Todd Carrigan, Scott Marksberry, and Oddvar Naustvik on March 29, 2018.
In the 2018 NPSL season Ozark finished with a 0-9-1 record, once again finishing last in their conference and missing the playoffs. Home games were played at Veteran's Park in Rogers, Arkansas, Springdale High School in Springdale, Arkansas, and Har-Ber High School in Springdale, Arkansas.
In the 2019 NPSL season Ozark finished with a 3-5-3 record, finishing 4th in their conference and making the playoffs. They lost 2-6 in the first round at Tulsa Athletic. Home games were all played at Har-Ber High School.
Ozark's rivalry with Little Rock Rangers, called the Downriver Derby by Rangers fans, was their main rivalry each season. Out of the six games the clubs played, Ozark won 2 and lost 4.
On January 10, 2022, the NPSL announced the club had come to an agreement with Sunflower State FC to merge clubs, relocate to Kansas City, Kansas, and keep the club name of Sunflower State FC. Games will be played at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas starting in 2022.[3]
Staff[]
Position | Staff |
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President | Joey Lipoff |
Vice President | Andrew Lentell |
Director of Marketing | Salvatore Sesti |
Director of Finance | Charles Salazar |
Director of Coaching/Head Coach | Nick McDonald |
Last updated: January 10, 2022
Source: NPSL
Seasons[]
Season | Domestic League | U.S. Open Cup |
CONCACAF CL |
Average Attendance | ||||||||||
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League | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Pos. | Playoffs | ||||
2017 | NPSL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 6 | Heartland Conference | 6th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 50 |
2018 | NPSL | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | Heartland Conference | 6th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 400 |
2019 | NPSL | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 12 | Heartland Conference | 4th | vs Tulsa | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 400 |
2022 | NPSL | 0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | Heartland Conference | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
2019 schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Record (W-L-D) | Type |
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May 12, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | Little Rock Rangers | War Memorial Stadium - Little Rock, Arkansas | L 1-3 | 0-1-0, 0 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
May 18, 2019 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulsa Athletic | Veteran's Park - Tulsa, Oklahoma | L 1-3 | 0-2-0, 0 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
May 25, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. | Demize NPSL | Cooper Sports Complex - Springfield, Missouri | D 1-1 | 0-2-1, 1 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 1, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. | Little Rock Rangers | Har-Ber High School - Little Rock, Arkansas | W 2-1 | 1-2-1, 4 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 8, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. | Club Atletico St. Louis | St. Louis University High School - St. Louis, Missouri | L 0-5 | 1-3-1, 4 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 15, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. | FC Wichita | Har-Ber High School - Little Rock, Arkansas | D 1-1 | 1-3-2, 5 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 19, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulsa Athletic | Har-Ber High School - Little Rock, Arkansas | L 0-3 | 1-4-2, 5 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 22, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. | Demize NPSL | Har-Ber High School - Little Rock, Arkansas | D 0-0 | 1-4-3, 6 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 29, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. | Club Atletico St. Louis | Har-Ber High School - Little Rock, Arkansas | W 7-0 | 2-4-3, 9 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
July 6, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. | FC Wichita | Stryker Soccer Complex - Wichita, Kansas | W 3-1 | 3-4-3, 12 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
July 10, 2019 | 5:30 p.m. | Tulsa Athletic | Veteran's Park - Tulsa, Oklahoma | L 2-6 | 3-5-3, 12 points | Playoff - Heartland Conference |
2019 scoring breakdown[]
May 12 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 1-3 | Little Rock Rangers | Little Rock, Arkansas |
Alex Buckley ![]() |
Report | Guadron ![]() Benema ![]() Watson ![]() |
Stadium: War Memorial |
May 18 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 1-3 | Tulsa Athletic | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Matheus Ferreira ![]() |
Report | Diallo ![]() Kazeem ![]() |
Stadium: Veteran's Park |
May 25 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 1-1 | Demise NPSL | Springfield, Missouri |
Jacob Zamarron ![]() |
Report | Hernandez ![]() |
Stadium: Cooper Sports Complex |
June 1 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 2-1 | Little Rock Rangers | Springdale, Arkansas |
Jacob Zamarron ![]() Quinton Carey ![]() |
Report | Doyle ![]() |
Stadium: Har-Ber High School |
June 8 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 0-5 | Club Atletico St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri |
0 | Report | Lopez ![]() Kante ![]() |
Stadium: St. Louis University High School |
June 15 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 1-1 | FC Wichita | Springdale, Arkansas |
Report | Own Goal ![]() Arndt ![]() |
Stadium: Har-Ber High School |
June 19 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 0-3 | Tulsa Athletic | Springdale, Arkansas |
Report | Nzojyibwami ![]() Garcia ![]() |
Stadium: Har-Ber High School |
June 22 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 0-0 | Demize NPSL | Springdale, Arkansas |
Report | Stadium: Har-Ber High School |
June 29 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 7-0 | Club Atletico St. Louis | Springdale, Arkansas |
Giovani Bejarano ![]() Jacob Zamarron ![]() Quinton Carey ![]() Gonçalo Verissimo ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Har-Ber High School |
July 6 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 3-1 | FC Wichita | Wichita, Kansas |
Lalo Castro ![]() Jacob Zamarron ![]() Alex Buckley ![]() |
Report | Gomes ![]() |
Stadium: Stryker Soccer Complex |
July 10 Heartland Conference Semi-Final | Ozark FC | 2-6 | Tulsa Athletic | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Jacob Zamarron ![]() |
Report | Garcia ![]() Habib ![]() Ruiz ![]() Riveros ![]() |
Stadium: Veteran's Park |
2018 schedule[]
All times are Central Standard unless otherwise stated
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Record (W-L-D) | Type |
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May 5, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. | FC Wichita | Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas | L 0–5 | 0–1–0, 0 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
May 12, 2018 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa Athletic | – Tulsa, Oklahoma | L 0–3 | 0–2–0, 0 points | NPSL Heartland Conference |
May 19, 2018 | 6:00 p.m. | Saint Louis Club Atletico | St. Mary's High School – Saint Louis, Missouri | D 1���1 | 0–2–1, 1 point | NPSL Heartland Conference |
May 26, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. | Demize NPSL | – Rogers, Arkansas | L 1–4 | 0–3–1, 1 point | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 2, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. | FC Wichita | – Springdale, Arkansas | L 0–1 | 0–4–1, 1 point | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 9, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. | Demize NPSL | – Springfield, Missouri | L 0–2 | 0–5–1, 1 point | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 16, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. | Little Rock Rangers | War Memorial Stadium – Little Rock, Arkansas | L 1–2 | 0–6–1, 1 point | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 23, 2018 | 6:00 p.m. | Little Rock Rangers | Har-Ber High School – Springdale, Arkansas | L 0–1 | 0–7–1, 1 point | NPSL Heartland Conference |
June 30, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa Athletic | – Bella Vista, Arkansas | L 1–2 | 0–8–1, 1 point | NPSL Heartland Conference |
July 7, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. | Saint Louis Club Atletico | – Rogers, Arkansas | L 1–2 | 0–9–1, 1 point | NPSL Heartland Conference |
2018 scoring breakdown[]
May 5 NPSL Heartland Conference | FC Wichita | 5–0 | Ozark FC | Wichita, Kansas |
7:30 p.m. | Landaverde ![]() Sosa ![]() Robbins ![]() Andoh ![]() |
NPSL Report | Stadium: Trinity Academy |
May 12 NPSL Heartland Conference | Tulsa Athletic | 3–0 | Ozark FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Joe Garcia ![]() Damieon Thomas ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Veteran's Park |
May 19 NPSL Heartland Conference | Saint Louis Club Atletico | 1–1 | Ozark FC | Saint Louis, Missouri |
Walsh ![]() |
Report | Castro ![]() |
Stadium: St. Mary's High School |
May 26 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 1–4 | Demize NPSL | Rogers, Arkansas |
Borges ![]() |
Report | Guelly ![]() Rogers ![]() Darko ![]() |
Stadium: Veterans Park |
June 2 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 0–1 | FC Wichita | Springdale, Arkansas |
Report | F. Tayou ![]() |
Stadium: Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium |
June 9 NPSL Heartland Conference | Demize NPSL | 2–0 | Ozark FC | Springfield, Missouri |
Pedro Machado ![]() Moore ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Cooper Stadium |
June 16 NPSL Heartland Conference | Little Rock Rangers | 2–1 | Ozark FC | Little Rock, Arkansas |
Gaudron ![]() |
Report | Gonzales ![]() |
Stadium: War Memorial Stadium |
June 23 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 0–1 | Little Rock Rangers | Springdale, Arkansas |
Report | Caba Cordova ![]() |
Stadium: Har-Ber High School |
June 30 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 0–1 | Tulsa Athletic | Bella Vista, AR |
Report | Ryan Alpers ![]() |
Stadium: Sugar Creek |
July 7 NPSL Heartland Conference | Ozark FC | 1–2 | St. Louis Club Atletico | Rogers, AR |
Matheus Alves ![]() |
Report | Pandelis Popgeogiev ![]() Eric Lopez ![]() |
Stadium: Veteran's Park |
2021-2022 MASL 3 roster[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2018 roster[]
Name | Position | From | University | Games Started | Games Played | Minutes Played | Goals Scored | Caution | Send Off | Notes |
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Lucas Almeida | D | São Paulo, Brazil | Sacred Heart | 5 | 5 | 450 | 1 | |||
Matheus Alves | F | Salvador, Brazil | Sacred Heart | 6 | 7 | 511 | 1 | 2 | ||
Leo Araujo | F | Springdale, AR | Neosho County Community College | 2 | 43 | Did not finish season | ||||
Erol Banuelos | M | Rogers, AR | Rogers State University | 4 | 6 | 329 | ||||
Guilherme Barbosa | M | São Paulo, Brazil | John Brown University | 5 | 7 | 462 | 1 | Heartland Conference All Conference Team Second XI
South Region Conference Starting XI | ||
Joel Barroso | GK | Springdale, AR | Crowder College | 1 | 2 | 135 | ||||
Giovanni Bejarano | D | Medellin, Colombia | John Brown University | 3 | 3 | 250 | Injured | |||
Hunter Brunson | GK | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | 1 | 90 | Did not finish season | ||||
Alex Buckley | D | Liverpool, England | Oklahoma City University | 6 | 6 | 540 | ||||
Marco Cardona | F | Medellin, Colombia | John Brown University | |||||||
Lalo (Jose) Castro | M | Bentonville, AR | Oral Roberts University | 4 | 6 | 451 | 1 | 3 | ||
Jarrod Cooper | F | Owasso, OK | Rogers State University | 1 | 6 | 167 | 1 | |||
Vitor Cositorto | M | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Neosho County Community College | 2 | 5 | 215 | ||||
Alejandro Dominguez | M | Neosho County Community College | 2 | 2 | 152 | Did not finish season | ||||
Leonardo Gomes | F | Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Neosho County Community College | 6 | 8 | 518 | 1 | |||
Amilcar Gonzalez | F | Springdale, AR | John Brown University | 9 | 9 | 729 | 1 | 1 | ||
Orsy Gonzalez | D | Springdale, AR | Eastern Illinois University | Injured | ||||||
Manuel Heredia | GK | Lima, Peru | Allianza Lima | 6 | 7 | 540 | ||||
Adam Holt | GK | Tulsa, OK | John Brown University | 3 | 3 | 225 | ||||
Shameus Jaegar | D | Springdale, AR | Huron University | 4 | 7 | 323 | 1 | |||
Tucker Johnston | M | Ft. Smith, AR | Ouachita Baptist University | 1 | 3 | 133 | 1 | Injured | ||
Daniel Marulanda | M | Medellin, Colombia | John Brown University | 3 | 5 | 237 | ||||
Hazeley Pyle | D | St. John's, Antigua & Barbuda | John Brown University | 1 | 32 | Did not finish season | ||||
Cobi Rivera | D | Rogers, AR | 2 | 2 | 128 | |||||
Daniel Rivera | D | Rogers, AR | Eastern Oklahoma State College | 8 | 10 | 740 | ||||
TJ Rodriguez | M | Ft. Smith, AR | Central Baptist College | 4 | 7 | 389 | ||||
Vinicius Sanchez | D | São Paulo, Brazil | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 7 | 9 | 701 | ||||
Irvin Sosa | D | Fayetteville, AR | John Brown University | 2 | 3 | 200 | Did not finish season | |||
Tre Thomas | M | Wichita, KS | Southwestern College | 2 | 5 | 247 | Did not finish season | |||
Santiago Vanegas | D | Rionegro, Colombia | John Brown University | 10 | 10 | 900 | Heartland Conference All Conference Team Second XI |
References[]
- ^ "NPSL Realignment affects local teams Ft. Worth Vaqueros and Liverpool Warriors". Dallas News. January 12, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Ozark FC Joins NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. January 23, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "OZARK FC RELOCATES, REBRANDS AS SUNFLOWER STATE FC". NPSL. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
External links[]
- Association football clubs established in 2017
- Soccer clubs in Arkansas
- National Premier Soccer League teams
- 2017 establishments in Arkansas
- Southern United States soccer club stubs
- Arkansas sports team stubs